³² Do not cause anyone to stumble,^(A) whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God^(B)—

²⁸ Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock^(A) of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers.^(B) Be shepherds of the church of God,^[a](C) which he bought^(D) with his own blood.^[b](E)

¹³ Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall.^(A)

¹³ Therefore let us stop passing judgment^(A) on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.^(B)

¹⁵ if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church^(A) of the living God,^(B) the pillar and foundation of the truth.

⁵ (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)^(A)

²² Don’t you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God^(A) by humiliating those who have nothing?^(B) What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you?^(C) Certainly not in this matter!

Paul’s Hardships

³ We put no stumbling block in anyone’s path,^(A) so that our ministry will not be discredited.

³³ even as I try to please everyone in every way.^(A) For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many,^(B) so that they may be saved.^(C)